@DorotheaLaster

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Israel continues to block aid to Gaza. Children are running out of time.
Urgent Webinar: Monday, May 5: The Right to Food, the Freedom Flotilla, and the imperative of Civil Society Actions to Intervene to Stop the Gaza Genocide https://nlginternational.org/2025/05/urgent-webinar-monday-may-5-the-right-to-food-the-freedom-flotilla-and-the-imperative-of-civil-society-actions-to-intervene-to-stop-the-gaza-genocide/ via @NLGIC
Urgent Webinar: Monday, May 5: The Right to Food, the Freedom Flotilla, and the imperative of Civil Society Actions to Intervene to Stop the Gaza Genocide | National Lawyers Guild International Committee

The White House took its wrecking ball to the NIH on Friday to slash $4 billion in critical, ongoing funding for research at universities and schools across the nation. After a panicked weekend for scientists, blue state attorneys general came to the rescue. My write-up: https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/blue-states-to-the-rescue-again?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Blue States to the Rescue. Again.

A devastating rule could wipe out NIH research. But it’s now on hold for half the country, thanks to blue state attorneys general.

The Status Kuo
Just searched Press Agency database for #Israel photo to go with a colleague's article. It's pure horror. Civilians mowed down at bus stops, executed in their cars, a whole family shot dead in its apartment. And that's just what photographers came to witness.
Mad terror – but some Palestinians are celebrating. This will lead to nothing but more violence, more war, more senseless deaths.

You might have noticed that I boosted a few---or maybe 50---toots about duly-elected Representative #ZooeyZephyr being censured, silenced and oppressed by the #Montana House today. For speaking truth to power. For protecting her constituents.

And I'll keep boosting those posts because everyone needs to pay attention to this story. This assault on #Democracy.

#Trans live matter. Right? Find a way to prove you believe that.

All, if you need proof that Feinstein's absence matters, look at today's vote.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3973488-senate-votes-to-overturn-biden-truck-pollution-limit/

The vote was 50-49, because:

1. Manchin voted with the GOP,
2. Feinstein is still out.

If Feinstein had been there, it would have been 50-50- and Harris as tie-breaker.

Senate votes to overturn Biden truck pollution limit

The Senate on Wednesday passed a Republican-led effort to undo a Biden administration rule that aims to cut pollution from heavy-duty trucks. The vote was 50-49. Sen Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voted with Republicans to get rid of the rule. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who has been absent from the Senate amid health issues, did not vote.…

The Hill

Montana Republicans voted to ban Rep. Zooey Zephyr

Why? She made the GOP feel bad when she called them out for “blood on their hands” for their war on transgender rights

The GOP learned from their mistake with the Justins in TN…

Instead of being expelled, Zooey is still seated remotely and disallowed from debates

Her constituents will not have representation until her term is up

Christian fascism.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

This is extraordinary.

The Montana House has banned Rep. Zooey Zephyr from the House for the rest of the session.

I wonder how her constituents feel about losing their full representation and their voice.

And so the attack on democracy continues.
In plain sight.

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/26/1172158461/montana-gop-transgender-zooey-zephyr-punishment-banned-speaking-lgbtq

#politics #montana #histodons #democracy

This picture is going to be printed in history books as a turning-point for transgender people in the US. The open question is, which direction will the turn be in?

I don't know, and I don't have ideas for what I can do, but we are on the cusp of big, scary changes that will affect everyone, not just trans people, not just minorities.

If you were waiting for a call to action, here it is. They just banned her from the MT House using the rules of decorum. What better metaphor for where we are?

Unsealed evidence shows racist comments, threats of violence made by Daniel Perry before killing of Austin protester

Gov. Greg Abbott has said he wants to pardon Perry, who was convicted by a Travis County jury last week.

MSN